Matthew 21:46

English Standard Version

⁴⁶And ^(A)although they were seeking to arrest him, ^(B)they feared the crowds, because they held him to be ^(C)a prophet.

Matthew 21:46

New International Version

⁴⁶They looked for a way to arrest him, but they were afraid of the crowd because the people held that he was a prophet.^(A)

⁴⁶But when they sought to lay hands on him, they feared the multitude, because they took him for a prophet.

⁵And though he wanted to put him to death, ^(A)he feared the people, because they held him to be ^(B)a prophet.

⁵Herod wanted to kill John, but he was afraid of the people, because they considered John a prophet.^(A)

⁵And when he would have put him to death, he feared the multitude, because they counted him as a prophet.

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